STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER EXTENDING INITIAL SCHEDULING DEADLINES

JAMES L. ROBART, District Judge.

Plaintiff Johnny B. Delashaw, Jr. ("Plaintiff") and Defendants Seattle Times Company ("Seattle Times") and Charles Cobbs ("Cobbs") (collectively, the "Parties"), jointly and respectfully request that the Court extend the current initial scheduling dates as set forth below.

Under the current schedule, the Parties are to conduct the FRCP 26(f) Conference by May 11, 2018, submit Initial Disclosures Pursuant to FRCP 26(a)(1) by May 25, 2018, and submit a Combined Joint Status Report and Discovery Plan as required by FRCP 26(f) and LCR 26(f) by June 1, 2018.

Defendant Seattle Times Company was served on April 10, 2018 and a Waiver of Service of Summons (Dkt. 3) was filed on April 12, 2018, allowing Defendant Seattle Times Company sixty (60) days to answer or file a motion under Rule 12. Defendant Charles Cobbs was served on April 10, 2018 and a Waiver of Service of Summons (Dkt. 9) was filed on April 30, 2018, allowing Defendant Charles Cobbs sixty (60) days to answer or file a motion under Rule 12. Defendants' deadline to respond to the Complaint is June 10, 2018.

The Parties have agreed it would be more productive for them and the Court if the FRCP 26(f) conference occurred, and the Initial Disclosures and Combined Joint Status Report and Discovery Plan were submitted, after the Defendants have had an opportunity to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint. The Parties jointly request that these deadlines be revised as follows:

The Parties agree that no prejudice will be incurred by either side, and judicial economy will be served, if this joint request is granted.

STIPULATED AND AGREED TO this 14th day of May, 2018.

ORDER

Based on the foregoing Stipulated Motion, the Court orders that the Stipulated Motion Extending Initial Scheduling Deadlines is GRANTED. The Initial Scheduling Dates are continued as follows:

IT IS SO ORDERED.